Getting Started
To start with self-hosting you will need the following things:
Get the bot#
First, download the bot's source code. This can be done by running this command in a terminal on the machine you are going to host the bot on:
Next, run cd cakebot to move the terminal into that directory.
Building the bot from source#
The next step is simple, you need to install the bot's dependencies and build the code.
First, to install the dependencies, just run npm install.
If you don't have a proper C compiler installed, then some of the optional modules may not be built.
It will say at the end if this is the case, you will get some scary-looking error messages.
If you do, just run npm install --no-optional.
Next, run the build command, which is just npm run build.
It should complete without any issues.
Starting the bot#
Lastly, you will need to create a launcher script for the bot. Please consult the launcher guide.